Kimball Physics Inc. INFORMATION FOR VISITORS
General
Address: 311 Kimball
Hill Road, Wilton, New Hampshire 03086-9742 USA
Latitude N 42o 47.7' Longitude W 71o
48.1'
Telephone:
1-603-878-1616 or 1-888-KIM-PHYS (1-888-546-7497)
Visitors are welcome. Please call ahead so that appropriate staff can be
available to assist you. Visits are "necktie visits" or "no-necktie visits";
please let us know your preference. Default is a "no-necktie" visit. Both
facilities and grounds are totally tobacco-free, and tobacco-residuals free,
see tobacco policy below.
The setting is completely rural; deep woods, ponds, hiking trails, hunting,
and fishing surround the area.
Directions
From South, from Logan
Airport, Boston, MA (total ~ 70 miles) (blue/purple highlight on
map)
Exit the airport, following signs for "I-93 North" and "New Hampshire". Within less than 1 mile,
go through the Sumner tunnel ($3.00 toll.) At the end of the tunnel, get onto
I-93 Northbound.
Take I-93 North for 23 miles to Exit 44B. (I-495 South towards Worchester). Take I-495
for 7 miles to Exit 35 (long exit ramp for US-3 North towards Nashua, NH).
Take US-3 North for
16 miles to Exit 8W in Nashua. Follow exit/bypass 1 mile to 101-A.
Turn right at "T" intersection onto 101-A (Amherst St) toward Milford.
Take 101-A west for 8
miles to the bypass around Milford (101). Immediately after an overpass, turn left
onto entrance ramp for 101 West toward Wilton and Keene.
Take bypass 101 for 5 miles. At second stoplight (railroad tracks), turn left continuing on
101.
Take 101 West for 4 miles to left hand intersection (no stoplight) with 31 South (not 31 North, and not
Wilton business district),
Go 2.4 miles on 31 South along Souhegan
River and turn right onto King Brook Road (small road, to right only).
*** Take King Brook Road for 0.9 miles up hill, through woods to its end,
and turn left onto Kimball Hill Rd. Kimball Physics will be on the right in
0.1 miles at the top of the hill.
The main Kimball Physics building is a large red converted 1800's barn. The main parking lot
is just past the barn. The office and visitor’s entrance is at the corner of
the barn by the mail boxes and flag.
From South, Cambridge MA (total ~ 55 miles) (pink highlight on
map)
Take
2 West to Concord Traffic Circle, then 119/2A for 25miles (over I-495).
Turn
right on 124 (Canal Street) in West
Townsend (Caution: 124 sign is missing, look for sign for Greenville-New
Ipswich) Take 124 4 miles bearing left at fork to reach 31 (avoiding Mason).
At 31, turn right and go north 6.5 miles (past Greenville's blinking light
and old railroad abutments) to King Brook Road (small road to left only, 0.5 miles after
crossing a river).
Follow directions above starting from ***
From North, from Manchester Airport, Manchester, NH (total ~30
miles): (purple highlight on
map)
Take airport exit road marked towards 101 and I-293. Turn right
at light, onto Brown
Ave/3A and go 1.4 miles. Just after an overpass, turn left onto ramp for 101 West and I-293 North. Go straight on 101 (toward Bedford) for 2.7 miles to a traffic light,
and turn left staying on 101 (toward Milford). Continue on 101 for 17.9 miles to a stoplight at railroad tracks. Turn left still continuing on 101 (past Wilton,
towards Keene) for 4.0 miles
to left hand intersection (no stoplight) with 31 South (not 31 North, and not Wilton
business district ). Go 2.4 miles on 31 South along Souhegan
River and turn right onto King Brook Road (small road, to right only).
Follow directions above starting from ***
For the return trip to Manchester Airport,
follow 101 East bearing right where it becomes limited access highway in
Bedford. Follow the airplane signs onto
Exit
2 Brown Ave/3A, just over Merrimack River. (Do not take exits for 3 or I-293 North.) Turn
right on Brown Ave for 1.4 miles then turn left at the airport entrance
signs. Follow signs.
From East, from Nashua, NH
(total ~20 miles)
Take 101-A (Amherst St) west out of Nashua to the bypass around Milford
(101).
Immediately after an overpass, turn left onto entrance ramp for 101 West toward
Wilton and Keene. Take bypass 101 for 5 miles. At second stoplight (railroad
tracks), turn left continuing on 101. Take 101 West for 4 miles to
left hand intersection (no stoplight) with 31 South (not 31 North, and not Wilton
business district). Go 2.4 miles on 31 South along Souhegan River and turn
right onto King Brook Road (small road, to right only).
Follow directions above starting from ***
From West, from Vermont
(total ~50 miles):
Take 9 East across Vermont through Brattleboro toward NH. Just after
Brattleboro, 9 turns north and joins US-5 North for 2.3 miles and then turns
east again. Cross the bridge at the NH/VT border. Take 9 East
14.4 miles toward Keene. Go straight
through lights at intersection with 12 near Keene, where 9 becomes 101. Continue 30.5 miles on 101
East toward Wilton to intersection with
31 South (a tight right with no stoplight). (Do not turn onto Russell Hill Road as
the upper portion is not maintained.) Go 2.4 miles on 31 South along Souhegan
River and turn right onto King Brook Road (small road, to right only).
Follow directions above starting from ***
For additional directions and
interactive maps:
GO TO our map on the MapQuest.com website
(Note that MapQuest has the wrong street number for Kimball
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Airports
1)Manchester Airport, Manchester, NH
(most convenient)
About 30 miles Northeast, and 45 minutes from Kimball Physics
Access and parking easy; car rentals available
2) Logan Airport, Boston, MA (more flights)
About 66 miles Southeast, and 2 hours from Kimball Physics
Access and parking more difficult; car rentals available
Lodging
1) Sheraton Tara Wayfarer Inn
(easy access / US-3A North, just off 101)
121 South River Road, Bedford, NH (603) 622-3766
2) Center of NH Holiday Inn (downtown Manchester)
700 Elm St, Manchester, NH (603) 625-1000
3) Sheraton Tara Hotel, Nashua, NH
Exit 1, off US-3, So. Nashua (603) 888-9970
4) Marriott Hotel, Nashua, NH
Exit 8, off US-3/101A (603) 880-9100
5) Stepping Stones Bed & Breakfast (local, scenic)
6 Bennington Battle Trail, Wilton,
NH (603) 654-9048
www.stepppingstonesbb.com
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Please note that Kimball Physics
has some unusually strict tobacco policies. The policies were voted into
existence by employee co-workers; and they apply to everyone.
First: No tobacco use is allowed inside any Kimball Physics building or
motor vehicle at any time. Further, no tobacco product is to be brought into
any Kimball Physics building or motor vehicle at any time.
Second: No tobacco use is allowed anywhere outside on Kimball Physics
grounds (including entry areas, parking lots, picnic areas, grassed areas,
fields, and hundreds of acres of woods). No tobacco use is allowed inside
any motor vehicle, irrespective of ownership, while located on Kimball
Physics grounds.
Third: No tobacco-residuals emitting person, article of clothing, or
other object is allowed inside any Kimball Physics building. This
restriction also applies to anyone or anything emitting characteristic
tobacco odors. Anyone who has used a tobacco product within the previous two
hours is automatically to be turned away, unless measures have been taken
such that residuals-sensitive persons are not exposed. The determining
factor, regarding allowable residuals levels and/or exposure durations, is
whether anyone is either significantly bothered, or even worse, made ill.
Fourth: The policies apply to all. Policies are enforced by co-workers --
at the discretion of each individual co-worker. However, it is the
responsibility of the controlling co-worker to minimize the exposure of
residuals-sensitive persons. Tobacco policies are not enforced during
emergency or crisis situations.
BACKGROUND: What are tobacco residuals? Why do they matter?
Tobacco combustion products do not suddenly disappear when a cigarette
goes out. The chemical vapors and microscopic airborne particulates slowly
dissipate, mostly by being blown away. However, fractions of these materials
are trapped in a smoker's clothing, hair, lungs, etc., as well as on
furniture, auto upholstery, and similar surfaces. Some of the vapors and
particulates are then re-emitted over a period of hours (sometimes much
longer). These re-emitted materials, plus any remaining not-yet-dissipated
original smoke, are called tobacco residuals.
The chemical composition of tobacco residuals is related to that of the
original tobacco smoke, but at an intensity which is considerably reduced.
Unfortunately, when a smoker (no longer smoking) moves to a new location,
the tobacco residuals he emits are often of sufficient intensity to cause
both health problems and annoyance to individuals at the new location.
Conversely (as is widely accepted), if an individual enters an area formerly
occupied by a smoker, a contaminated automobile for example, the same
effects occur. This sensitivity, of course, explains the need for
non-smoking hotel rooms, non-smoking rental cars, tobacco-free taxis, and
the like. A surprisingly large fraction of the population is sensitive to
tobacco residuals.
Minor (and not so minor) illnesses which are caused by tobacco residuals
include: headaches, stinging eyes, burning or constricting throats, chest
congestion, hoarseness, coughing, nose bleeds, sinus problems, stomach
pains, ear aches, asthma attacks, etc. The widely publicized tobacco-related
major diseases like lung cancer presumably also occur at low exposure
levels. However, they typically take decades to develop, affect only a
minority of exposed persons, and have a causality which is hard to prove.
The Kimball Physics policies are focused on lesser maladies, which occur in
real time, where the cause-and-effect relationship is brutally clear, and
where tobacco residuals are obviously the cause. Even if major illnesses
were never encountered, it is simply not permissible to knowingly or
carelessly make others sick, even mildly sick.
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